Been on 2 archery hunts in Colorado, going back this coming year. My choice was Colorado, and have no regrets. Colorado is full of public land. You'll be looking at mid to western Colorado for Elk. The Mountains! Most of it is federal land, that you can access by the miles & miles of truck trails. Deeper in you'll find areas of Forever Wild land where you can only access it by horse or foot. Look at some of the National Forests there. The views alone make it worth the trip!